Focus on TANZANIA

Country-focused Bulletins

July 10, 2014 Africa: Rapid Growth in Mobile Money
"The mobile money landscape is becoming increasingly competitive, and
this is especially true in Sub-Saharan Africa where mobile money is
already available in 36 of 47 countries in the region. ... [For one
example], Tanzania has witnessed unprecedented uptake of mobile
financial services (MFS) in the span of five years. After a humble
beginning, when less than 1% of the adult population had access to
mobile financial services in 2008, 90% had access by September 2013 -
an exponential increase. Likewise, active usage has shown similar
improvement, with 43% of the adult population actively using this
service in September 2013." - GSM Association reports

Apr 5, 2011 Tanzania: Old Media, New Media
Tanzania is only in the middle tier of technology adopters among African countries, notes
Russell Southwood in the latest issue of his Balancing Act Africa newsletter. But an InterMedia
national survey shows interesting combinations of old and new technologies, with text messaging
leading newspapers as a source of current news (although radio remains the number one source).
And there is substantial potential for rapid expansion of mobile internet in the next few
years.

Nov 7, 2008 Africa: Wireless Internet in the Countryside
Two case studies in Tanzania, discussed in a new report by wireless
internet expert Ian Howard for the Association for Progressive
Communications, show two very different models for building
sustainable telecentres to meet needs in rural areas. The Family
Alliance for Development and Cooperation is an initiative by
self-taught technician Joseph Sekiku, in Karagwe, who created a
telecentre on his property with the help of small grants. The
Sengerema telecentre, some 200 km away, is the result of several
donor and community initiatives engaging a range of stakeholders.